Moving Toward Equitable Counseling: Action Planning to Support Colleges in Developing a Transformative Counseling Experience for Students

In this SSSC post-conference workshop, participants will hear from counselors, student services staff, and managers across the state who are embarking on establishing a vision and plan for equitable counseling. Career Ladders Project set out to learn ways counselors are pivoting to provide more equitable counseling experiences for students and what barriers they are finding as they work to implement equitable counseling practices. This workshop will engage participants in these findings and facilitate discussions around these equitable counseling policies and practices. Participants will brainstorm the types of professional development, planning, and collaboration space needed to move equitable counseling at their respective institutions. Participants will use CLP’s equitable counseling guide to help identify ways they can assemble a team; they will also use planning tools to develop a shared vision of equity with their teams.

Facilitators: Byron Reaves, Sherry Shojaei, and Michelle Simotas, Career Ladders Project

Panelists: Luis Chavez, Berkeley City College; Eliza Hoyos Vences and Chelena Fisher, Cerritos College; Tommy Reed, Chabot College; and Lorraine Blouin, Long Beach City College